Richhill AFC vs Dollingstown
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Match Report

DFC made a welcome return to game time after a 2 week lay off due to adverse weather on a heavy but playable Richhill pitch and keeper Stephen Croft had to make a change in shirt at start of game due to clash of colours.

Despite the break in games DFC opened strongly with Aaron Duke heading over from a Andy McMath cross and then on the quarter-hour mark they lost skipper Aaron Moffett following clash of heads and he subsequently had to get 8 stitches in a bad eye injury.
Then on 25 minutes the opening goal arrived in simple fashion when a long clearance from Croft was missed by the center back and Richy Thompson was alert to lob the keeper and ten minutes later the same player rifled in number 2 with his poorer right foot into the bottom corner after great grit in central midfield by Glenn Hand.
Right on the half time whistle it was the longest-serving player at the club Michael Denver who headed in from a corner with the aid of a deflection having stepped into the breach following the injury to Moffett.
DFC were coasting now but this allowed Richhill to gain a foothold in the game and they pulled a goal back on 70 minutes after sloppy defending and 5 minutes later they scored a second goal at the near post after Josh Norton had just replaced Michael Ferguson.
Credit to Richhill they were now back in the game with all the momentum and Stephen Jones replaced McMath to try to see out the game which was secured courtesy of Duke who latched on to header from Thompson to coolly finish in the far corner and keep the winning run going.
Thanks very much to Richhill AFC for their hospitality after the game.

Details

Date Time League Season
February 10, 2018 2:00 pm Daily Mirror MUFL Intermediate A 2017/18

Ground

Richhill Recreation Centre (Richhill AFC)
2 Village Mews, Richhill, Armagh BT61 9AD, UK

Results

ClubGoalsResult
Richhill AFC2Loss
Dollingstown4Win

Richhill AFC

Position Goals
 0

Dollingstown

Player Position Goals
Stephen CroftGoalkeeper0
Jake RedpathDefender0
Aaron Moffett Defender0
Marc DavidsonDefender0
Chris ColemanDefender0
Glenn HandForward0
Michael Ferguson Midfielder0
Ryan GourleyMidfielder0
Andrew McMath Midfielder0
Richard ThompsonForward2
Aaron DukeForward1
Michael Denver Defender1
Josh Norton Forward0
Stephen Jones Midfielder0
Martin HughesMidfielder0
Nathan McConnellDefender0
Total 4